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Perfect Satisfaction, "

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leaves no i'll effects.
al cannot say too much in praise OF
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NJ. al have used it in my family,
many years, and always with perfect
satisfaction"
ayers Cherry Pectoral Is truly the
Most Popular Remedy
OF the age, rendering full satisfaction in
every instance. - Thornton Edwards,
Lonely Dale, Ind.
+. l.. Morris, NJ. D., Brooklyn, n. V,
says "Your medicines have been satis-
factory TO me throughout my practice
especially Ayers Cherry Pectoral, which
has been used in great quantities by my
patients, one Of whom says he knows it
saved his life."
Ayers Cherry PectoraI,
Prepared by DR.. J. c. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists. Price 81; six bottles, 30.
National Republican., 1887-12-10
EESEIAEOHTI.A-LS-

OFFICE OF CHIEF ESoINEER FIRE DEPART
MEsT. FARiBAuIT, MIsH.-RoBERT MoRRELJ,
EsQ.-DEAR SIR We use your Bucket Force
Pumps in our fire department, and consider
them we'll adapted for extingishing fires, either
at the outset of the fire or in buildings where
the flremen are unable to reach with larger
streams. Yours respectfully,
G. II. PALMER, Chief Fire Department
CENTERvrLLE, Pa, Oct. Z, lSs7-RoBERT Nor.
RELI, ESQ.,, SUMMIT, N j., DEAR siR We had
q bad fire here recently, aud but for the Nor.
rell Engines there would have been a loss Of,
about twenty thousand dollars. The fire in
surance adjuster was here this morning. He
said that at franklin. Pa, where they have
water works, they could not have saved the
buildings we did
J. A. RoDlER, Dry Goods, &c.
OFFICE OF JAMES MCMILLAN & Co, DEALERS
IN DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, &c, MARI, Lu-
ZERNE Co., PA.-DEAR SIR-There is no hand
pump made that requires less fixing TO keep
In order than your ball valve Bucket Force
Pump. ] use It for washing wagons, .sprin.-
ling fruit trees, emptying cisterns, and wash.
ing windows: In fact, 1t Is Indispensable about
a place like mine and would not be w!thoutit
for twice its value. Respectfully yours,
National Republican., 1887-12-10
CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY.

Reduced prices in cutaway suits. Eiseman's,
Tth and
National Republican., 1887-12-10

erful work of which soon extinguished the fire
before much loss occurred. This is the third
time thes Q engines have saved the town, and too
much cannot be said in their praise.
CESTERyILLE, PA, June IS, 1851 have
owned a Morrell Fire Engine for a year, and
have twice saved our town with 1t. Every In
surance man In these parts Is advocating these
engines. My Insurance on stock is but Ia per
cent, while my unprotected neighbors are
paying "a per cent. for similar property.
j. A. RoDIER,
Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots aud Shoes, Fu;ni.
turc and Crockery.
OFFICE FARIBAULT WIND MILL Co. FARIBAULT
MISN.-We believe Morrel's Bucket Force
Pump TO he one OF the best fire extinguishers
we have ever seen. When the elevator burned
we think these pumps had as much to do in
saving our shops as the steam fire engine It.
self. During the hre the engine gave out and
these pumps kept our shops and adjoining
buildings wet down until the engine was in
running order again, and in every case where
we have seen them tried they have done
equally as well. STEWART & WINTER.
National Republican., 1887-12-10

DIANA, SANBoRN Co., DAKOTA, Feb. "a, sc.
Mr.. ROBERT MoRRELL, SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY
DEAR SIR Last summer the skating, rink In
this place burned down. The wind, being In
the right direction, carried the flames into the
business part Of the town, and the roofs Of
but with two of your Barrel Fire Engines We
saved the town. We had 75 feet OF hose at
tached to each machine, and they worked SO
satisfactorily that we would not take $500 for
them, II others could not be obtained. Very
BANK OF DIANA.
J.C. WHITING, Dist. Attorney.
w. N. SEvEY, Sheriff.
SIMPSON & HOWELL, Hardware.
NJ. G. THIEsoN & Co., Machinery.
/. l.. BERGATREssER, Merchant.
And eighteen Others.
from the Titusville tPa) Herald OF Apr. 2s, So
For the second time In two years the Com
mercial Hotel was discovered on fire last Sum
day evening, Being as dry as tinder box the
flames spread with the greatest rapidity, and
would undoubtedly have destroyed this build
ing and the whole Of the business part OF town
had 1t not been for the prompt appearance OF
two of Morrelrs Barrel Fire Engines, the pow
National Republican., 1887-12-10

Reduced prices in sack suits. Eseman's, 7&E.
National Republican., 1887-12-10

Barr igeY
S @ InS
A. WHITE, e5s Street Northwest
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moved, but is turned back and faced with
the stripe.
There are many kinds of sleeves in wear
this season. The full bishop style gathered
into a velvet cuff is growing in favor daily.
Pulled sleeves are without end, and a new
leg o'-mutton model is shown, with bead or
silk embroidery at the top and around the
wrists The real Italian sleeve is much
used with artistic dress, and also upon chill
dren's picturesque gowns. Persian colors
are largely employed for indoor dresses
These are combined with velvet with ele-
CANT effect, the bodice and sleeves to these
charming toilets being the special point OF
decorative study.
There appears to be tendency to length
en- Jackets for the autumn and to make them
of more even lengths all around, but the
jaunty Jacket with short back is likely to
remain as long as aggressive tournure Is
worn New Jackets may be jersey fitting,
or only ''three-quarters" snug, with slightly
loose fronts adjusted by single dart Very
many single-breasted coats are brought out,
but most Of these have revers turned back
on each side, or vest is inserted which may
be quite plain, or of soft fabric gathered
like a blouse-a graceful style also pictured
above. The points at the front are extra
long, making the jacket an excellent one Tor
short-waisted persons. There is a shorSer
pointed waistcoat that may button up the
back under the jacket If desired Caps are
added to the coat sleeves, and the collar is
high military style. There are many Tapped
Jackets with fancifully shaped fronts, partly
diagonal and partly straight-C. d. y
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KILLED BY A SHELL.

Sample of Vivid word-Painting by a
Famous Russian Novelist.
We left Praskoukine coming back
with Mikhailoff He reached a less
exposed place and began to breathe
again. when he perceived, on turning
around. the sudden light of flash.
The sentinel shouted: ''Mor-tar!'
And one of tho soldiers who followed
added: cit is coming straight into the
bastionr' Mikhailoff looked. The lum-
inous point of the bomb-shell seemed
to stop directly over his head, exactly
the moment when it was impossible to
tell what direction it was going to
take. That was for the space of a
second. Suddenly, redoubling its
speed, the projectile came nearer and
nearer. The sparks of the fuse could
be seen flying out, the dismal Kissing
was plainly audible. 1t was going to
drop right in the midst of the battal-
ion. ITO earth!" shouted voice.
Mikhailoff and Praskoukine obeyed.
The latter, with shut eyes. heard the
shell fall somewhere on the hard
earth very near him. A second. which
appeared 10 him an hour, passed. and
the shell did not burst. Praskoukine
was frightened; then he asked himself
what cause he had for fear. Perhaps
it had fallen further away, and he
wrongly imagined that he heard the
fuse kissing near him. Opening his
ewes. he was satisfied to see Mikhailoff
stretched motionless at his feet; but at
the same time he perceived, a yard off,
the lighted fuse of the shell spinning
around like a top. A glacial terror,
which stifled every thought, every sem
timent took possession of his soul. He
hid his face in his hands. Another
second passed, during which a whole
world of thoughts. of hopes, of sensa-
tons and of souvenirs passed through
his mind. Whom will it kill? Me or
Mikhailoff. or indeed both of us to-
gether? If it is !, where will it hit mep
If in the head, it will be all over; if on
the foot. they will cut it
off; then shall insist
that they give me chloroform.
And / may get we'll. Perhaps Mix
hailoff alone will be killed, and later /
will tell how we were close together.
and how was covered with his blood.
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Ne, no! it is nearer met will be II
Then he remembered the twelve rubles
| he owed Mikhailof, and another debt
left at Petersburg, which ought to have
| been paid long ago. A Bohemian air
that he sang the evening before came
to his mind. He also saw in his imagi-
nation the lady he was in love with in
her lilac trimmed bonnet; the man who
had insulted him five years before. and
whom he had never taken vengeance
on. But in the midst of these and
many other souvenirs the present feel
| ing-the expectation of death-did not
leave him. Perhaps it is not going
to exploded" he thought, and was on
the point of opening his eyes with
desperate boldHess. But at this instant a
| red FIRE struck his eyeballs throu gh tho
| closed lids. something hit him in the
middle of the chest with a terrible
| crash. He ran forward at random,
entangled his feet in his sword, stunl-
bled and fell on his side. God be
praised; l am only bruised" This
was his first thought, and he wanted to
feel of his breast, but his hands seemed
as if they We're tied. A wise gripped
his head, soldiers ran before his eyes,
| and he mechanically counted them:
Zone. two, three soldiers and, besides,
an officer who is losing his cloak" A
new light flashed; he wondered what
had fired. Was it mortar or cam
non? Doubtless cannon. Another
| shot, more soldiers-fvc. six, seven.
| They passed in front of him, and sud-
denly he became terribly afraid of be-
ing crushed by them. He wanted to
| cry out, to say that he was bruised, but
his lips were dry, his tongue was glued
to the roots of his mouth. He
had a burning thirst. He felt that his
breast was damp, and the sensation Of
this moisture made him think of water.
He would have liked to drink that
| which drenched him. II must have
knocked the skin off in falling" he
said to himself, more and more fright
ened at the idea of being crushed by
the soldiers who were running in
crowds before him. He tried again to
| cry out, Take mer' But instead of
| that he uttered a groan so terrible that
he was frightened by it himself. Then
red sparks danced before his eyes; it
seemed as if the soldiers were piling
stones upon him. The sparks danced
more rapidly. the stones piled on him
stitied him more and more. He stretch
ed himself out, he ceased to see, to
hear, to think, to feel. He had been
killed instantly by piece of shell
striking him full in the breast. From
Count Tolstoi's "SebastopoI
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to laugh at these stories. Since then,
1 must say, I have. heard some strange
and disturbing noises nights. off some
where IN the old part. Tn a religious
woman, and don't believe in ghosts.
Captain Willis does, but they don't
seem to give him any great annoyance.
The most unpleasant thing to me is
the talk that it makes through the
town; but my hus band is attached to
the place, and he won't leave it.
81 don't think the spirits will dis
turb me-" said Hunter.
He went up to the room designated,
Immediately, and remained there till
he was summoned down to tea The
windows overlooked the bay; he drew
a chair to one Of them and sat down.
As he looked over the wide sweep of
water with all its craft, an incident oc-
CURED that for a moment struck terror
to the soul of this man, and gave him a
rude foretaste of the pangs of punish
ment. A bark had passed the cape,
coming in, whose appearance re-
minded him instantly of the Nellie
Willis" There were the foremost and
mainmast square-rigged, the miz-
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wide the blinds. The blessed light of
day poured into the room; in the Joy
of their relief, both fell upon their
knees and offered silent prayer.
A rap at the door disturbed them.
care you awake Mrs. WILTSHIRE
you and your daughter alive?"
1t was the voice of Louis Hunter,
shaking with excitement and agita-
ton.
The door was unfastened to him. he
came in. looking haggard, exhausted,
sieepless. He stared wildly at the
women.
Excuse me-I've come to bid you
an abrupt farewell, he said. Nothing
could tempt me to remain an hour
longer in this cursed house. 1 should
have fled in the night had dared"
HI turned to go. In the hall he
stopped and looked back.
ibid you see themp" he whls pered,
glancing fearfully up the stairs.
I'VE heard the horrible noises; that
was enough" Mrs. Willis said. "Pray
don't talk of it! Goodbye, sir; Helen
and will leave here at once''
mot talk of itr' he cried. "No, I
would MOTTO any one but goa. I've
seen that in the night which has turned
mems hair white, and made the strong
man a chattering idiot. o, Heaven!-
o, God, blot it out from my memoryr'
He put his hands over his face, and
shaddered.
"Spare usr' cried the mother. go
in peace"
CTo BE CONTINUED
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A PLAUSIBLE THEORY.

The Gorge Of the Mississippi Duo to .
Mighty Cataract of Long Ago.
The Falls of Niagara are familiar t o
all, and came to exist through causes
natural and easy of explanation, mas
much as the whole secret lies in the
character of the formations over which
the river flows, viz. crust made up
from sixty to one hundred feet of COM
paratively hard limestone lying in
nearly horizontal position, beneath
which is deep deposit of shales and
sandstone. Whenever the river, in
wearing its channel back, reached the
point where this arrangement of rocks
began. the hard limestone would
naturally resist the erosive action of
the waters. while the underlying shales
and limestones, offering less resist
ance. would be rapidly cut away, until
vertical fall, such as is now seen,
would be the result. with constant
recession going on, leaving below the
broad canyon. walled on either hand by
bluffs, the crests of which are preserved
by the limestone browning them.
These few reflections rs to the falls
and gorge of Niagara, fully demon-
strated by forces now in active OPP
GRAFTON. we shall apply to the Mis-
sissippi. Here also mighty water
way has been cut out by ero-
sion, fact which is universally con-
coded, but no definite explanation of
the process has heretofore, as far as
we have been able to learn, been adj
vanced. 1t remained for a geology
reading inventor by the name of
Robert Bates to suggest a theory which,
illuminated with what little investiga-
ton we have been able to give it,
promises to offer solution of the ques-
ton, or to assist in it's solution. The
theory briefly is. that the erosion was
accomplished by mighty cataract
which began far down the river near
its original mouth. and by gradual re-
PROCESSION dug out the valley like
gorge which is so marked feature in
the upper part of its course, and left
the high bluff walls on either hand, at
the same time depositing heavy beds of
sand at the bottom of the canyon, the
product of the erosion above; and that
St Anthony Falls are ever decreasing
and receding remnants of the once
most stupendous cataract the world
ever saw, having a perpendicular de-
scent of perhaps six hundred feet
POpulGr Science MO7stbtV.
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MACHINE-MADE BOOTS.

A New System of Securing the Soles In
vented in England.
A new system of bootmaking has
been perfected in which the method of
securing the soles, uppers and insoles
together is the exact reverse of the
ordinary wholesale system. In the
latter the uppers are attached to the
insoles by small tacks. the points of
which in time protrude into the wear
er's feet. besides which their use is &C
companied by other disadvantages.
The sole is then scored or channeled
round to receive the stitching, by
which it is. of course, weakened and
its water-resisti power greatly re-
duced. In the Sab Intra" system the
tacks are deity put into the insole by
handy machine, the fiat heads of
the nails being flush with the surface
of the insole and toward the wearer's
feet. The insole is then placed on the
last with the points upwards. apd the
upper is placed over them and
made fast by means of a hollow tube,
with which the operator passes down
the leather over the point of each nail.
The sole is then placed over the pro-
truding points OF the nails and ham,
mered down, q few smart blows serv-
ing to secure the sole to the upper and
insole. So perfectly are the three
united that it requires tools and great
force to separate them. The secret of
this great cohesive power lies in the
form of the nail. which has a shoulder
near its point and in section resem-
bles an open harpoon. Hence, when
driven into leather the latter closes
over the shoulder of the nail and de-
fies all but the most severe, eff orts to
extract it. After the sole has been
secured the boot is finished in the
usual way. the time occupied in fixing
the sole being about half that required
in the ordinary machine-boot process.
The value of the system is strongly
attested by practical boot manufact-
urers, and it appears likely to effect a
marked change in the condition of the
wholesale boot manufacturing trade
London Times.
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Took the Chances and Lost.

The occupant of the Office on Larned
street went out the other afternoon.
leaving boy in charge. and pretty
soon stranger called and asked.
.Is Mr.. Blank imp
mo, sir"
BE in soon?"
I'll don't know"
"Gone out of town."
II dunno. You want to see him
personallyP' -.
Eyes. How long has he been outp''
.Quite spell. Can't you come in
tomorrow"
mo; must see him to-day"
The boy got up and walked around
for two or three minutes. breathing
as II considerably excited, and then
observed:
..Sav, mister. il you've got case
for Mister Blank he ought to know it;
If you've got bill he won't pay it.
I'll take the chances and ask what
YOU want TO see him forp''
ITO collect debt of seven dollars"
..Humph! took the chances and
lost. He won't be homo for week"
Detroit Free Press
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PITH AND POINT.

Vows made in storms are forgot-
ten in Gains.
Talk about women being fightys
Look at bank cashiers.
Never neglect your life; it IS the
seed of the future; it is the hope OF the
world. DR.. Joseph PARKER.
It is difficult for drinking man
to hold his breath; it is generally too
strong for him. 1erGs SUtings.
There is talk of making a new
cable pool. What's the matter with
the Atlantic Oceanp-PhitGdetphiG IN
quirer.
"A Dakota female seminary has
just ordered another ton of spruce gum
and formed 4 society to boycott young
men who use tobacco.
A medical journal advises lump
of ice on the head in case of fever. A
lump on the head has been known to
cure baseball fever.
-She-"Here comes Washer; why
is he so cool to you nowp" He-..Be-
cause he tried to cut me out with the
girl I've since married" She-"But
why are you so savage with himP' He
because he didn't succeed. Lie.
-Purchaser-..Please give me one
quart of whisky for mechanical pur
poses" Druggist-"What kind OF
mechanical purposesp" Purchaser
..For soaking roots" Druggist (after
giving him the liquor) What kind Of
rootsP" Purchaser (skipping) 1.-THE
roots of the tongue. - Chicago Tribune.
Il like children like them, and
respect them. Pretty much all the
honest truth-telling there is in the
world is done by them. Do you
know they play the part in the house.
hold which the kings jester, who very
often had mighty long head under
his cap and bells, used to play for
monarch.-O W Holmes.
-"Where did you get all those butt
tonsp" asked lady of little boy who
bad thousand or more on o string.
why" was the reply, ''don't you
know pa is a ministerp" Yes" re-
turned the lady, ''but what has that to
do with itp" Every thing" said the
boy, 'because he has the sorting Of
Inc COllGCtlOH UdSket> LUS LVOCfSs
Omaha Man Tin Paris) -"Do you
mean to say you do not admire Amer
lean womenp" Frenchman-'.They
are rather pretty to look at, but do
not like their voices" What is the
matter with themp" Their voices are
harsh" 20, well. you probably heard
some of them talking to each other
World.
THE money wasted in worse than
useless fireworks in our CITY," writes
the astute editor, would save hum
dreds of the poor and needy from
starvation. Will people never learn
the judicious use Of money! Here"
he continued. turning to the Office
boy, 'take the biggest tin pail there
and go get it full of beer Hustle
yourself, because I'm dry"
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-Jenkins-"Ah!m my dear fellow, I
understand that you and Miss Ponson-
by are friends no longer" De Sings.
by-"Yes, I've given her the cut di-
wect." J.-sIndeed! What was the
matterp' De Sob, her tastes are
too horwid. pom honor" J.-"In
what respect?' De S.-"Why, she
WEAKLY pwefers some one else to me-"
- Boston Budget.
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Taking time by the forelock-
The celebrated DR.. Schmidt gives every
Monday gratuitous advice to poor
patients. Moses Levy enters his room.
What is the matter with your" asks
the doctor. ''In reality, nothing"
answers Levy; ''but 1 have heard that
to-day you don't charge anything
perhaps something is the matter with
me after all. "-Fliesende Batter.
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w CkAOp ID AA15lOA "4oAA
q wide velvet belt,
and the bishop sleeves
are made Of Bengaline
matching the fabric
composing the drape.y
and the two wide side
panels This model Is
here illustrated An
other creation also
shown Is a graceful
autumn costume to be
made of silk warp
serge and velvet
striped faille. There
is a very unique Hun
garian polonaise fas-
tening diagonally from
the belt, the upper
portion of the front Of
the bodice part, cut
away over a guimpe of
the stripe. The cut
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A remarkably strong oil. valuable
for medicinal purposes, is obtained
from pine needles, while another prod
uct is pine wool, which is bleached,
dyed and woven. The wool is useful
as moth destroyer when employed IS
as carpet lining. A strong, cheap
mating is made from it.-Househ0ld.
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of which fasten to the back OF the belt Of
the corsage SO high are they raised 1t Is
thus allowed to cover entirely the back Of
the underskirt, or is slashed up to the tour
nure, disclosing portions of the handsome
underslxirt
One model worthy of mention has an odd
Flemish waist made of velvet and Beng.
aline stripe, matching the skirt fabric. The
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level themselves to
the intricate folds and
drapings not appro-
pirate to heavier fab
RIGS. Plain MORE un-
derskirts are elegantly
worn under long
French polonaises, or
with bodice and tunic
of India cashmere, tri-
cot, camers hair and
like textiles, and also
for dress occasions, in
conjunction with cord
ed silk fabrics. Black
watered silk composed
an uncommonly rich
costume lately worn
at Long Branch, this
made up in combina-
ton with Roman red
India cloth as fine and
sheer as valing, but